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Anyone with less than 100 lbs to lose?

I had GBS approximately 2 months ago (will be two months on September 2nd)and have lost about 43 pounds so far. My starting weight was 200 and my goal is 130 (70 lbs). So at two months out, I basically have about 27 pounds left to lose. I absolutely know I am not eating healthy, but that is not by choice, it is because I cannot eat without feeling uncomfortable and/or nauseated. I am pretty much living off of chicken noodle soup from Chik-fil-a because the broth is thick and soothing and it has nice sized chunks of white meat chicken in it. I really dont take in much of any protein cause I cannot tolerate the shakes or the drinks. I have tried ground beef and lots of stuff I used to love and it just does not taste good or it tastes ok while I am eating (very small portions, very slowly) but afterward I feel so miserable, it just makes me not want to eat it again, so I dont. I cannot tell you anything right now that I want to eat or enjoy eating. Not whining, just being honest. I know I feel bad and have no energy simply becasue I am not taking enough in. But it is hard to make yourself take in anything when you know you are going to feel horrible afterwards, so you just avoid it!!

Anyway, by 4 months there is a good chance I am going to have lost all the weight I need to lose. What do I do then? Will I just keep losing? My doc said (over a month ago) my appetite and taste would come back, but is hasnt. Then I worry, if I have lost this weight pretty much because Im not eating, if I do get my appetite back that I will gain all my weight back. I just feel I am in a tough spot. My daughter and fiance are on me telling me to eat, but that is so much easier said than done. Everyone has felt turned off by food at one time or another and that is how I feel and I just dont want to eat because the aftermath is unpleasant for me. Does anyone have any advice for me about this.

Does anyone else have less than 100 pounds to lose and have you lost it in the first 4 months? How did you maintain your weight or keep from looking anorexic? I want to be healthy no sickly. I do not think people who are too think are in the least bit attractive. People need curves!!

The 2 month blues..I experienced everythign you are at 2 months out and I htink a lot of us have. My blues eventually passed. My tatses have definitely changed. When you chew foods longer, you can really taste them. Some compare it to being pregnant, how certain foods smell and taste horrible..I have never been pregnant, so I cant really elaborate on that.

I have about 40 more pounds to lose. I have lost 122 so far and I am 7 months out. I guess anywhere from a year to 2 years your body starts to level out. In your case, you may just take longer to lose your last pounds.You may gain some back but not all of it if you work hard. I am not that far out, so maybe someone who is, can also shed some light.

I had a little more than 100 to lose, but I have felt like you have. Where nothing even sounds good. It is similar to like what Terra said about your tastes change like they do when you are pregnant. I did discover I enjoy savory foods over sweet ones. And I think soups are fine at this stage.

I couldn't tolerate the shakes either, so yucky and made me want to gag. I switched to eating protein bars at 2 weeks out because of that. &quot;Pure Protein&quot; bars from wal-mart offer 19-20g of protein and are smooth and meltaway in your mouth, and are really tasty. My new favorite protein bars are from &quot;Atkins&quot; and are anywhere from 10-20g per bar. These come in a much bigger variety of flavors and my favorite at the moment is their &quot;Chocolate Chip Granola Bar&quot; only 1g of sugar, 17g of protein.

Don't give up! This new lifestyle change we are making truely is a full time job. And not one that everyone masters the first week, it really does take time to get the hang of it and make real changes to eating habits.

I suggest getting out a pen and paper and writing down all kinds of protein options, whether you'll eat them or not. When the page is full circle your favorites and do some menu planning. My nutritionist told me, and boy was she right, that the way I would be most successful is to preplan meals. Because if I waited until that day or that time to eat, I would get confused or overwhelmed and make poor choices. Always have something in the fridge or the pantry you can grab and eat at anytime. My favorite grabs are protein bars, string cheese and triscuits, banana slices w/peanut butter, and campbells soup at hand.

I've not really been in the game long enough to add much advice, but I think this is an important topic, so I'm basically just bumping it to the top! *grin*
We are blessed here with people like terra and callie who have wonderful ideas and suggestions!
Thank you to everyone here on the board!

I started at 225 lbs and my goal is 145 (at least for a start). I am almost 5 months out and have lost 64 lbs. I have never experienced nausea so I can't relate to that, however, I have felt uncomfortable sometimes after eating. I found that if the food was too dry, it made me uncomfortable. I was told that I could add light mayo etc. to moisten it up and it was like night and day!!! I was told not to eat beef or red meat for 6 months and I have stuck to everything they have told me and I feel great! I don't eat much after getting my 60 gs. of protein in (33 of which comes in the morning when I make a shake using milk and Jay Robb chocolate whey protein. They had some individual pkgs I was able to try and, since I liked it and was fearful of not liking other products, I stuck with it. I vary the flavor a bit by adding a few drops of mint flavoring and a pkt. of sweetner or a small amount of decaf instant coffee (I still love the flavor!) and a pkt of sweetner. UMMMM yummy! I think the bottom line is to experiment! Tuna with a tbs of light mayo is good for me, as is chicken, Some thin slices of Boar's Head ham worked well (low sodium/low fat). Some things I didn't tolerate well or like I set aside and tried later and found I could eat them better. You've had some other good advice here so God bless you! Do try to get the correct amt of protein in, that will give you more strengh and energy! Two months is still very early in the scheme of things. I know you'll be posting much success in the future!

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